The Dakota Prairie Grasslands (DPG) was formed in 1998. It consists of four

U.S. Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency inc ...

Ranger District offices that manage four National Grasslands: * North Dakota **

Cedar River National Grassland Cedar River National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Sioux County and Grant County in southern North Dakota, United States. It has a land area of . The portion in Sioux County lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Withi ...

** Little Missouri National Grassland **

Sheyenne National Grassland Sheyenne National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southeastern North Dakota in the United States, comprising of public land amid of privately owned land in a region of sandy soils in the vicinity of the Sheyenne River in Ransom and ...

* South Dakota **

Grand River National Grassland Grand River National Grassland is a National Grassland in northwestern South Dakota, United States. It is named for the Grand River. The North and South forks of the rivers meet in the grassland. It has a land area of . In descending order of ac ...

History

All of these ranger districts were formerly part of the

Custer National Forest Custer National Forest is located primarily in the south central part of the U.S. state of Montana but also has separate sections in northwestern South Dakota. With a total area of , the forest comprises over 10 separate sections. While in the wes ...

based in

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. The Chief of the Forest Service created the DPG as a separate unit to help focus and better manage the issues and resources of the National Grasslands. The four National Grasslands now have a total area of .Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County
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- September 30, 2007

Administration

The Supervisor's office is located in

Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popul ...

. The Little Missouri National Grassland is administered from offices in Dickinson and

Watford City Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush), founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2020 census, making it the thirteenth largest city in North Dakota. Becaus ...

. The Sheyenne National Grassland is administered from the office in

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. The Grand River and Cedar River National Grasslands are administered from the office located in

Lemmon, South Dakota Lemmon is a town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2020 census. Lemmon is named after George Ed Lemmon, a cattleman, who founded the town in 1906. The City of Lemmon received the South Dakota Commu ...

References

External links

Dakota Prairie Grasslands
- U.S. Forest Service
List of plant species
on the Grand and Cedar River National Grasslands.
List of bird species
on the Grand and Cedar River National Grasslands. National Grasslands of the United States Grasslands of the North American Great Plains Protected areas of North Dakota Protected areas of South Dakota 2000 establishments in the United States Grasslands of North Dakota Grasslands of South Dakota {{SouthDakota-protected-area-stub

History

Administration

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